But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Originally, when Hutian Kiln and the eunuch came together, Anqing Kiln, the second child of ten thousand years, was feared. He either followed Hutian Kiln and found a big tree to enjoy the shade, or he obediently confessed to the eunuch's cow and horse.

At this time Xia Ying came, wasn't it just a timely rain?Just look at his behavior, how many people closed their doors and gasped in amazement, saying that Jingdezhen Porcelain Industry is saved!Xia Ying is the savior of folk kilns!

Anqing kiln is no exception. After several kilns burst into flames, the servants from the management to the errands are all happy. Wang Yu personally visited the kiln and handed out a wave of rewards. A table of delicacies, let Liang Peiqiu and Wang Yunxian accompany them, and enjoy a drink.

After drinking for three rounds, Wang Yu became drunk, and his tone was not tighter than usual. Whenever Liang Peiqiu asked casually, he would talk about his plans for the near future.

"Looking at the situation in the town, Mr. Xia should be determined to rectify the bad customs. This is beneficial to the development of private kilns. However, this will cause conflicts with the eunuchs. In the past few days, Zhangji Kiln and Luding Kiln The stewards of the Changnan Kiln, Changnan Kiln, and several private kilns came to see me. We discussed the matter privately, fearing that a fire at the city gate would affect the fish in the pond. "

This is not a new thing in Jingdezhen. In the past, when Yang Gong was here, he and An Nineteen were fighting against each other.It's just that Mr. Yang is gentle in dealing with things, An Nineteen came from behind, and both of them restrained themselves.

Unlike Xia Ying, who first arrived in Jingdezhen made drastic efforts to make political achievements, and directly eradicated crooked ways, regardless of which officials or local nobles were behind her.

His fearless demeanor really bluffed many people.

An Nineteen probably didn't expect it, and was caught off guard.

Just wait for him to recover, sooner or later the struggle will come to the fore.

Wang Yu has always been prepared for danger in times of peace. He thought about forming an alliance with Hutian Kiln earlier, but now he naturally has calculations.It is impossible for the left and right to work for the eunuch, one is for the reputation of Anqing Kiln, and the other is for himself.

His personality tends to be conservative and not easy to be radical. He claims to be different from Xu Zhong. Xu Zhong can do all kinds of evil in order to strengthen the Hutian kiln. He is at least a little bit bloody.

Even if it's just to avoid being pointed at by the ancestors and scolded by the descendants for being unfilial after death, you can't make friends with eunuchs.

Wouldn't it be a great shame if this were to be spread out? !

Zhangji Kiln and Luding Kiln are all folk kilns that cooperate closely with Anqing Kiln. Wang Yu is the leader in everything, so they have already discussed and decided that as long as Xia Ying needs them, they will come forward. At that time, they will go to the opposite side with Hutian Kiln. A match.

Wang Yu couldn't help saying a few more words when he was drunk, and Liang Peiqiu knew that he was really happy. With the current rate of Bao Qing in Anqing Kiln, it was already on par with Hutian Kiln.In addition, after the Huangjiazhou incident, Xu Zhiliu received numerous notorieties, and the prestige of Hutian Kiln among the people plummeted. This is the best time for Anqing Kiln to rise to the top.

With Xia Ying's east wind, it was even more icing on the cake.

However, this is a situation that Liang Peiqiu does not want to see.

"Master, hasn't Anqing Kiln always remained neutral and never participated in politics/fighting?"

"Time makes heroes. I didn't participate before because the time didn't come. Now that the Hutian kiln is the only one, if we let it go, Anqing kiln will have to sit and wait."

Maybe businessmen are a bit of a gambler, right?In the current situation, if you don't make a move, you may have to follow the trend, but if you make a move, you may have the possibility of turning yourself into the king.

but……

"If you openly support Sir Xia Ying, I'm afraid you will be the first to be watched by the eunuch?"

"There is Zhangji Kiln, and Luding Kiln is ahead. Good apprentices can rest assured about this."

"Then isn't this..."

"Pei Qiu, winner and loser, everyone has to admit it."

Wang Yu took a sip of his wine and raised his eyelids to look at her.

It was already late at night, and the wind brought coolness, Liang Peiqiu felt his skin tremble, and lost his voice in the diffuse alcohol smell.

"Take a step back, even if you don't join hands with Master Xia Ying, with Xu Zhiliu's current style, it won't be a matter of time to annex other folk kilns?"

Shopping malls are like battlefields, Huang Jiazhou does not mention them, porcelain taxes, donations, etc. are all important measures that directly affect the development of porcelain shops. Xu Dacai picked them up high, put them down gently, and took advantage of the power of the eunuch to go through the three kilns and nine meetings. Circle, the world is settled.

"He has reached out to the third kiln and the ninth meeting, and then down, the folk kiln loses the right to speak and is led by the nose. As the biggest rival with Hutian kiln, Anqing kiln, do you think Xu Zhiliu will not attack us?"

His words directly referred to Liang Peiqiu as "us", which meant that at the critical moment, Xu Zhiliu's target also included her.

Liang Peiqiu did not have this choice. She had been a member of the Anqing Kiln a long time ago, and she was one with the Wang family.

Wang Yu stared into her eyes, leaving Liang Peiqiu speechless.

She muttered a few times and wanted to argue, but was suddenly kicked under the table.Swallowing back the words that came out of his mouth, Wang Yunxian answered her words with a smile.

"It's a good day, it's not a crab in October if you say you can't do it."

Wang Yu laughed and said, "That's right. I know you like this, so I've already found someone to order it and bring it to my house to eat away from home. I can't stand the fishy smell."

"Row."

Wang Yu said again: "This year coincidentally, Pei Qiu's birthday falls on the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is a good day. Our family may not have a happy event for a long time, you two..."

"Don't tell us beforehand, when will the crab arrive?" Wang Yunxian interrupted and gave his father a look.

Wang Yu put down his glass slowly.

No more mentions.

Speaking of crabs again, everyone has a different opinion on this game, not everyone likes it, but Liang Peiqiu and Wang Yunxian both like it.

Male crabs are eaten in September, and female crabs are the most delicious in October. The meat in the lake is fuller and more yellow than the ones in the river. Therefore, every year Wang Yu arranges merchants to go to Suhu to buy some, leaving some for home and cooking others. Favors and gifts.

This year the county government also received a copy of lake crabs from Anqing Kiln.

The food is not expensive, it is not considered a bribe, it is just a fresh meal.Xia Ying couldn't eat the crabs alone, so she gave the crabs to Zhang Wensi, the county magistrate, and arranged for him to personally share them with his colleagues. That day, everyone in the county government tasted the delicious lake crabs and praised Wang Yu for being a good person.

Zhang Wensi curled his lips and agreed secretly.Xia Ying remained silent, and only a few days later, he went to the Guanyin Temple to invite monks to sing scriptures to save the spirits of his father, who had passed away ten years ago, and pray for safety.

This is his private matter, and no one has notified him. After dawn, he went there wearing plain linen clothes. Unexpectedly, Wang Yu arranged a manpower early to organize the Guanyin Temple, and even waited at the foot of the mountain to accompany Master Xia all the way through the long steps , chatting about the family life, and then accompanied by listening to scriptures, eating vegetarian food, and returning at dawn the next day.

An Jiu's eyes were widely spread. He got the letter in the middle of the afternoon and went to the Guanyin Temple to deliver the memorial ceremony. Xia Ying accepted it without hesitation.

Another day later, Xia Ying, accompanied by the heads of the Three Kilns and Nine Associations, inspected the folk kilns in the town. Xu Zhong and Xu Zhiliu were the first in Hutian Kiln, and Wang Yu and his son in Anqing Kiln.

Wang Yunxian's pink and jade-carved baby face was particularly fresh and tender inside. Xia Ying paid attention to it. After being asked several questions, everyone realized that the playboy who was famous in the past had now achieved some success in his own accounting room and was very knowledgeable about the kiln. Wu can tell a thing or two.

Wang Yu couldn't help being proud, but Wang Yunxian was modest and polite when talking to anyone. He only glanced at Xu Zhiliu who was standing aside from time to time. He didn't want to get Xu Zhiliu's response, but Xu Zhong's goatee jumped up and down. , he always turned his head and glared at him, and at the end he complained to Xu Zhiliu: "What's the matter with the boy from the Wang family? Didn't it mean that he can't read a few big characters? Why is he getting such a big limelight today!"

Xu Zhong hated Wang Yunxian for taking the good opportunity of Hutian Kiln to show his skills in front of the new official, but Xu Zhiliu didn't care, reminding him that one person should not serve two masters.

An Nineteen's people were all watching from the sidelines, if he was trying to flatter Xia Ying in the slightest today, he might not be able to bear it all.

Once Xu Zhong was reminded, he felt sorry for him, and whispered: "I don't know if our choice is right or not. First, I saw that Mr. Zhang had a close relationship with the eunuch. I thought the eunuch was the king of Jingdezhen. Who knew that a new one suddenly appeared?" official."

"Let's take one step at a time."

"That's the only way to go. That old bastard Wang Yu is clever this time. I heard that he even sent crabs to the county government. Bah, who cares about that smelly stuff."

Xu Zhiliu smiled lightly: "It is said that Mr. Xia's ancestral home is in the East China Sea, and he likes seafood."

"Is there such a thing? Hey, that old boy took advantage of it!"

Xu Zhong is like this, the grass on the wall will fall on both sides, seeing that Wang Yu has defected to Xia Ying, he can't help but feel uneasy, because when it comes to the confrontation between the eunuch and Xia Ying, he is always hesitating.

Since ancient times, slaves with three surnames have never had a good end. Xu Zhiliu is a decisive person. Now that he has made a choice, he can only go to the dark side.The uncle and nephew talked for a long time at night. Xu Zhong got the right idea from Xu Zhiliu, so he stopped thinking about it and went back to his house to sleep.

Now that he is getting old, he sleeps lightly, and he is thinking about A Yao's marriage for half a night. At one moment, he is worried that the situation in Jingdezhen will suddenly rise and it will be too late to make arrangements.

It is said that at the feet of the Emperor Chang'an, everyone envies.

But how do young people know how high the wall is under the feet of the world, and can they come out after entering?

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This night, Jingdezhen is full of sleepless people.

Xia Ying's public praise of Wang Yunxian was undoubtedly a signal. It not only sent a warning to dozens of folk kilns in Jingdezhen, but also officially started the war with the eunuchs. Those who were originally wavering or did not dare to express their stance began to have concerns.

Xu Zhiliu expected that An Nineteen would not be able to sit still, but as expected, someone came early the next morning.He asked Shi Nian to invite someone to drink tea outside, and he changed his clothes in a leisurely manner.

Wu Yin's "Liangshang Gentleman" has been doing it for a long time, and he has become more and more handy. When he is off duty, he will go to Xu Zhiliu's for morning tea instead of going home to sleep. Hutian Kiln's handmade tea is good, especially the Yaoli-style pasta.

After eating two bowls of hot noodle soup, the chill in early autumn was completely driven away, and he felt much more relaxed.

"Why don't you give this cook to me? She puts her chopsticks away every time she can't eat more than two bites. It's such a waste. I can use it to its best advantage in my kitchen."

Wu Yin wiped his mouth, picked up the long sword that was worthy of his second wife, and leaned against the door rail to watch Xu Zhiliu sorting out the documents.

Xu Zhiliu didn't even raise his head: "You have deceived Lightning, and now you want a cook. Why don't you move the entire Hutian Kiln away?"

"What do I want from the Hutian kiln? I'm only interested in your Xu's stuff."

Wu Yin held out his slightly bulging belly and grinned, showing his big white teeth, "Besides, what is cheating? I work for you, and you promise to return my favor. Lightning is my reward for being a bull and a horse."

Lightning is a famous horse in the north that was given to Xu Zhiliu by a porcelain shop owner. Xu Zhiliu originally planned to give it to Liang Peiqiu to repay her kindness for delivering the letter on a snowy night, but he didn't want to be stabbed by Wu Yin and miss the opportunity.

Afterwards, Wang Yunxian sent her to Tread the Snow, but Lightning didn't send her out, so Wu Yin got the better of her in the end.

Now Lightning can be said to be Wu Yin's eldest wife.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiliu couldn't help but feel confused.

All kinds of things yesterday seemed to have passed for a long time, and they seemed to be right in front of us.He made a gesture, stacked all the documents together, and pressed the important letters one by one into the dark compartment under the table.

He moved so fast that even Wu Yin, who had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, couldn't see clearly. He saw Xu Zhiliu suddenly make a hand gesture, and his attention was attracted.By the time he reacted, the person had already arrived in front of him.

"Hey, what was that just now?"

Wu Yin imitated his movements, making random circles with his hands in the air.Xu Zhiliu blocked his arm, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, the wrist was wrapped with silk thread."

"Oh, if you go to the eunuch's mansion today, you might be told to tell me, have you thought about a countermeasure?"

Xu Zhiliu's footsteps paused slightly: "You came to see me for a good show?"

"How can it be? I heard that Xia Ying didn't give you Hutian kiln a good face when she was patrolling the kiln yesterday. She was on duty at night to listen to the discussions of her subordinates. I'm afraid you will be sad, so I'm here to take care of you."

Xu Zhiliu glanced at the mess he had swept across the table: "Is this your concern?"

Wu Yinpi smiled, "I want your cook, so I ask you to mention it."

"The cook can't."

"Why?"

Xu Zhiliu didn't speak, and left with the people sent by An Nineteen.

Back then, he stayed to clean the study room, and when Wu Yin asked about the cook, the little book boy sighed, with a bit of resentment: "It's not all your fault."

Wu Yin pointed to himself: "Me?"

Shi Nian nodded, and said angrily: "You hurt my young master, so you gave that little god a chance. During that time, he took my young master to eat delicious food, and captured my young master's stomach. Later, he specially gave away The cook came over and said that she was the best at Yaoli flavor, and she coaxed my son into submission. Now it’s all right, after signing a ten-year long contract, it’s hard to deal with people, and I have to eat that cook’s craftsmanship every day, how can I do it? Have an appetite!"

Although he was not in charge of the kiln affairs of the outer courtyard at that time, he still knew the situation in Jingdezhen fairly well. Ever since the young master started working for the eunuch, the little god has never appeared again.

Thinking about the last time that person had an accident in the mudslide, the young master specially sent Zhang Lei to Qimen to invite a doctor, and almost lost half his life savings in it, but it turned out that the stones were thrown into the river and there was still a splash, the man kept saying No thanks.

Really snobby.

"He must have seen the young master lose power, and he is not willing to flatter him. Hmph, I have already said that the Anqing Kiln's nest is not a good thing, and so is the Young Master's family. They never look at people directly!"

It was rare for someone to listen to his complaints, so Shi Nian seized the opportunity to vent his bitterness to Wu Yin and vented his anger.

He was talking on this side, and Xu Zhiliu on the other side was passing the county government office on Gongguan Road, which was the only way to go to the eunuch's private residence.

Xia Ying is a dutiful son. On every ten-year memorial day, he not only presides over the ceremonies for his father, but also lights the ever-burning lanterns. He also asks Wang Yu to make porcelain and donate it to the Guanyin Temple.

In order to make Liang Peiqiu look familiar in front of Xia Ying, Wang Yu specially asked Wang Yunxian to take her to the county government to deliver the burnt offering porcelain.

Porcelain inscriptions for offerings are relatively long, so it is necessary to write clearly the place of origin of the people and the name of the alms utensil, as well as the place of offering, such as "before the Buddha", "before the Bodhisattva", "before the Lord Guan", "before the God of the Land", or "before the Three Generations". "In front of relatives", the purpose of charity should also be written.

Wang Yu acted hurriedly in order to get Xia Ying to speak, so he pulled out the blanks and fired them himself, which shows his sincere respect for Mr. Xia.

Liang Peiqiu knew Wang Yu's thoughts well, holding the blue and white Chi-ear vase in both hands, not daring to be careless at all, after Wang Yunxian got off the carriage, he asked people to go in and pass it on, and they waited at the door.

Wang Yunxian had never seen such a long inscription. There were 115 words written in blue and white on the belly of the bottle, which explained Xia Ying's birthplace and the details of three generations of people in the village, as well as auspicious words to support the Guanyin Queen.

This should be placed in previous eras, especially during the heyday of the five famous kilns, inscriptions may appear on any part, for example, the character "official" can be engraved on the mouth, neck, abdomen, inner bottom, and outer bottom of porcelain.However, since the former dynasty, most of the inscriptions have been concentrated on the bottom feet, and other parts are relatively rare.

If it wasn't for this blue-and-white chi-eared vase, the characters would be too long, otherwise it wouldn't be written on the belly of the vase.This was also planned by Wang Yu in advance and agreed by Xia Ying.

Wang Yunxian was delighted when she saw the words: "There are so many auspicious words. Guanyin Queen must have sighed after seeing them. Mortals dare to say them, even gods dare to fool them."

Liang Peiqiu made a straight face on purpose: "Don't be disrespectful to Bodhisattva."

She studied porcelain with Wang Yu since she was a child, and she was somewhat like him. Her sullen face was a bit mature, as if she was deliberately trying to act like an adult, which made Wang Yunxian laugh.

He leaned forward and whispered to her.

The hot breath gushing on the neck, with Wang Yunxian's unique breath, made Liang Peiqiu's heart skip a beat suddenly, and it felt as if a certain part of his chest was gently brushed by a feather, or as if his tense nerves had been slammed Moved, he couldn't help but look up and met a pair of smiling eyes.

There was something in the smile that she couldn't understand, which surprised her that Wang Yunxian seemed to have grown up without knowing it, and was no longer the immature boy in her memory.

The two were arguing when a carriage passed by.

The boy who beat the horse probably didn't sleep well and was yawning continuously. He didn't notice the old woman selling vegetables in front of him, and the horse ran straight towards the old woman.When he realized something was wrong, the boy hurriedly grabbed the reins.

The horse's hooves were raised high and neighed!
Xu Zhiliu swayed, was pushed and bumped against the wall of the carriage, and the curtains floated, allowing him to catch a glimpse of the scene in front of him——

The frightened "Little Rabbit" held a blue-and-white jar with both hands and stared dumbfoundedly. The boy next to her hugged her faster and subconsciously blocked her in front of him.

Amid the chaos, something poured out unstoppably.